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by int_19h 395 days ago
Let me give you an actual real-world example.

At one point, Russia decided to enact anti-extremist legislation similar to your enlightened European hate speech laws. It criminalized hateful speech directed at "identifiable social groups".

Then we found out that "identifiable social groups" include the corrupt police and members of parliament.

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Which is a terrible comparison. This is not what Ireland is being required to implement.